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Tamil Nadu court upholds MLA's razor-thin victory in Tirupattur
The Madras High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of ADMK legislator R. Seenivasa Sethupathy, who won the Tirupattur seat by a single vote in recent polling.
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Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan rejected the election petition filed by former DMK Minister K.R. Periakaruppan, upholding the election result that saw Sethupathy secure victory with an extraordinarily narrow margin.
The high court's decision came after accepting an application filed by the winning MLA to dismiss the challenge to his electoral success. The ruling effectively ends the legal contest over one of Tamil Nadu's closest electoral outcomes in recent memory.
Periakaruppan's petition had contested the result in the Tirupattur constituency, where Sethupathy's one-vote margin made the outcome particularly vulnerable to legal challenge. The court's dismissal of the petition brings clarity to the disputed election and confirms Sethupathy's status as the legitimate representative for the constituency.
The case underscores the fiercely competitive nature of electoral contests in Tamil Nadu and the willingness of candidates to pursue legal remedies when facing defeat by minimal margins. The court's decision provides finality to the contentious election result.